"there was" meaning in English

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Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} there was
  1. simple past singular of there be Tags: form-of, past, singular Form of: there be
    Sense id: en-there_was-en-verb-YZ4pmqi- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English non-constituents, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, English verb forms using redundant wikisyntax

Alternative forms

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